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The Podcaster
- Narrated by: Ato Blankson-Wood, Corey Stoll, Erin Markey, Michael Braun, Peter Kim, Quincy Tyler Bernstine, Stacey Yen
- Length: 1 hr and 32 mins
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Summary
Who controls our stories? Christopher Chen’s expectation-defying new play takes an unpredictable trip into the ways storytelling can reshape what we believe about ourselves and others. The play starts with a series of intriguing and seemingly unconnected creative conversations. It then takes a sharp turn when Sylvia - host of the popular interview program, Art Beat - goes missing and her listeners are left to wonder, is this also an art piece? The journey continues and the mysteries multiply in this mind-bending audio play that investigates the very nature of reality.
Portions of this audiobook contain mature language. Listener discretion is advised.
Playwright Christopher Chen was awarded a commission through the Audible Emerging Playwrights Fund, an initiative dedicated to developing innovative original plays driven by language and voice. As an Audible commissioned playwright, he received funding and creative support to develop The Podcaster.
Directed by Lee Sunday Evans.
Sound design by Mikhail Fiksel.
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- CAB
- 06-03-22
Genius
This is profoundly intelligent, gripping and unique audio. Chen grabs the genre and twists and masters it with our own imagination. Enlightening and entertaining, he’s a total genius. Thank you.
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- Trevor M.
- 10-03-22
Terrific acting in Murakami territory
Did the story happen *this* way or *that* way, or are *both* accounts accurate? This wonderfully-acted play takes the world of podcasts and the contemporary American West into the territory of parallel truths like what Haruki Murakami navigates in work like 1Q84.
The piece held my interest throughout with crisp writing and spot-on acting, but there's a tonal shift midway through the piece that seems jarring without enough beneficial effect.
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- Martha Lyons
- 05-03-22
Brilliant
A brilliant piece of artistry; mind-bending, funny, tense, poignant and kaleidoscope. Cannot wait to listen again.
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- Tamara Werteen
- 02-05-22
Fantastic!
I don't want to give away any of the VERY cool plot, but our entire office listens to audible while we work, and THIS story has every single one of us entertained and VERY impressed with the seamlessness of the conclusion. We all plan to go back and listen again, to see how many details we missed on the initial listen. HIGHLY recommend if you like unique listening experiences!
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- Alicia Grega
- 09-04-22
Fresh … loved it.
I wasn’t always sure what I was listening to and I liked that. It was suspenseful enough to keep my attention and pulled on relevant concerns re: making art and success.
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- N. Segal
- 04-05-23
Infuriating waste of time
I was well into part three before I was able to turn this off (literally, since I was up to my elbows in water.) I couldn’t help but wonder who gave/why this was given the greenlight to get made. Uninteresting (to me), almost from the beginning, which started out with caricatures of boring pretentious, artsy podcasts…Not even unusual, or amusing enough to generate curiosity. I could not have cared less to know where the story was going.
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- Tammy Parker
- 11-01-23
This was a waste of time
Nothing grabbed my attention, or really even made any sense. I just hung on thinking a short story would soon turn around. Don’t waste your time.
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- C. Jones
- 21-12-22
Chen is a genius
Longtime fan of Chen’s plays. This is a compelling use of the audio form and works as both play and podcast and existential exploration. Loved it.
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- Eugene
- 04-12-22
Chris, you are awesome!
Just finishing listening to this piece after being in the cast of “The Late Wedding” at UC Berkeley. I’m particularly fascinated by Chen’s way of structuring his stories. I was engaged all the way through!
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- Ben Morgan
- 18-11-22
I’m either not smart enough for this or it’s terrible
I honestly don’t know who got to the end of this and said “yeah that’s a story”
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- Sunny B.
- 20-09-22
Short and salient
A kaleidoscope of a story. Nice quick read as I got myself together for the day.
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